Tierramérica

Issue of May, 07, 2012



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Ghost mining town in Coahuila, Mexico.
Credit: Mauricio Ramos/IPS

Report
An Argentine Perspective on Degrowth
By Marcela Valente
The theory of degrowth, which questions the validity of sustainable development, is viewed through a different lens in Argentina.

Even skeptics believe renewable energies could cover half of Germany’s energy demand by 2050, according to engineer Björn Pieprzyk.
Credit: Courtesy of Björn Pieprzyk

Dialogues
Renewable Energies Need New Incentives
By Fabíola Ortiz
Renewable energy is a growing business in Germany and could cover all of the country’s energy needs in 40 years.

Eco-Briefs

BRAZIL: Heat Enhances Biomass Energy Generation
The Luiz de Queiroz School of Higher Studies in Agriculture at the University of São Paulo has developed a technique to increase the energy production capacity of sugar cane and eucalyptus waste.

HONDURAS: Moringa Trees for Reforestation and Nutrition
The moringa tree (Moringa oleifera), native to India, is being used in Honduras to reforest the area around the Nacaome River dam, in the southern department of Valle, as well as to provide a nutritious source of food for local communities.

ARGENTINA: Chaco Forests Threatened by Cattle Ranching
The Argentine branch of the environmental organization Greenpeace has denounced the alleged deforestation of an area of forest where logging is restricted in the northeastern province of Chaco.

MEXICO: Partnership to Protect Environmental Rights
The non-governmental Mexican Center of Environmental Law (CEMDA) and the public but autonomous National Human Rights Commission have signed an agreement for the protection of human rights guarantees.

Lessons From a Unique Decade - José Graziano da Silva *
Rio+20 and Beyond: Together for a Sustainable Future - José Graziano da Silva *
Why Inclusive Green Growth Can Sustain Recent Gains in Latin America - Hasan Tuluy*
The Global Food Crisis and the Latin American Paradox - Pamela Cox